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Lord Doherty The sole director of a company which provided consultancy services to the oil and gas industry has been disqualified for a period of six years over his failure to pay tax.

Following the news the Scottish governmenthas temporarily backed down over proposed legal aid rates for summary criminal appeals, the Law Society of Scotland welcomed the new regulations.

Kenny MacAskill Supermarkets should pay more for the right to sell alcohol according to the former justice minister.

Proposed legislation that aims to provide better support to Scotland’s carers has been backed by theHealth and Sport Committee. However, MSPs are calling for the Scottish government to address a number of concerns.

Ian Forrester QC Ian Forrester QC has been appointed as the next UK judge of the General Court of the European Union.

Avril Hepner Public authorities will be required to develop a national British Sign Language (BSL) plan under a new law passed by Holyrood.

Michael Matheson A conference to improve the scrutiny of local policing and ensure communities and councils have a greater say in their local policing priorities will take place in Edinburgh this week.

Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty will deliver a speech on the 1 October in the Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre at the University of Glasgow.

Hundreds of people visited Dundee Sheriff Court over the weekend as part of Dundee Doors Open Days. Guided tours of the courtrooms and the cells were offered on Saturday afternoon, with participants also invited to take part in a mock trial.

Hundreds of people are expected to enjoy a taste of life in the Faculty of Advocates as part ofEdinburgh Doors Open Day 2015. During the summer, visitors to Parliament Hall have been able to read about the Faculty and the Library in the “Hidden Gem” exhibition in celebration of Parliament House.

From left: Duncan Burgess, Lindsay Garrick, Maks Inkster and Brian Inkster

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed new Scottish government regulations on legal aid funding of summary appeals in Scotland. Previous regulations for legal aid funding for appeal cases heard in the new Sheriff Appeal Court were rejected by the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee on Tuesday

Professor Hector MacQueen, Scottish Law Commissioner Businesses can suffer serious loss if insurance companies delay paying claims.

David Anderson QC Proposals to ban extremism could cause a backlash among Muslims if they are 'overbroad' according to the independent terrorism watchdog.